Film Interview: Lawyer/Filmmaker Susan Saladoff Cross-Examines Infamous Fast Food Lawsuit In Hot Coffee An Interview With The Producer-Director Of Hot Coffee Most people have heard about the McDonald’s coffee lawsuit—the infamous 1992 case in which 79-year-old Stella Liebeck purchased a cup of coffee at [...] Ty Bannerman \ Oct 13, 2011 Read More
The 7 Deadly Sins Of New Mexico I love exploring our beautiful state and learning about its endlessly fascinating history. But it’s important to remember how quickly the Land of [...] Ty Bannerman \ May 12, 2011 Read More (Julia Minamata juliaminamata.com)
Crop Art: Reviving An Ancient Farming Tradition Starts At Home Reviving An Ancient Farming Tradition Starts At Home Sarah Montgomery holds an ear of corn in each hand."These look like two ears of white corn to most people," she says. "But [...] Ty Bannerman \ Jul 22, 2010 Read More (Eric Williams ericwphoto.com)
Old Town: A Cautionary Tale Sneaky Politicians, Torch-Wielding Vigilantes And The Embattled Future Of Albuquerque—Will History Repeat Itself? There seems little possibility that Valle de Atrisco will rise from the ashes of January’s catastrophic election day. Residents of the unincorporated portion [...] Ty Bannerman \ Feb 04, 2010 Read More (Eric Williams ericwphoto.com)
Local Harvest Guide Autumn is harvest time, and even though this year hasn’t been the most fertile in recent memory, you’ll still be able to find [...] Ty Bannerman \ Sep 17, 2009 Read More A customer looks over some fresh vegetables at the Downtown Growers’ Market. (Ty Bannerman)
Planting The Seeds: A Conversation With Jesse Daves Of Amyo Farms A Conversation With Jesse Daves Of Amyo Farms “Total disillusionment.” This is the answer Jesse Daves, the owner of Amyo Farms—a local pesticide-free grower—gives when I ask him what prompted his [...] Ty Bannerman \ Sep 17, 2009 Read More Jesse Daves, local farmer, stands before a row of amaranth and corn at his Atrisco field. (Ty Bannerman)
Art Schmart At Dorkbot, People Are Doing Strange Things With Electricity On a Sunday in late May, a handful of geeky artists and artistic geeks found their way to a dilapidated factory just north [...] Ty Bannerman \ Jun 25, 2009 Read More One of Zoot Azure’s robotic works. It’s beautiful and can kill.
Guerrilla Tourism The Sometimes Illegal And Often Dangerous Sport Of Urban Exploration It’s a quiet spring morning and I’m in the South Valley, turning west from Second Street onto a dirt road I’ve never noticed [...] Ty Bannerman \ Jun 04, 2009 Read More A conveyer belt at Baker Commodities (Killbox)
